EP.117 - Training for AFL Part 1: Injury Prevention and Tissue Quality The Athletic Development Show

EP.117 - Training for AFL Football Part 1: Injury Prevention and Tissue Quality
AFL is such an incredibly demanding sport, athletes are required to be fit, strong, flexible, able to tackle, be tackled, sprint, change direction and have incredible skills and tactical knowledge.
With so many factors to consider in training, Durham and Jacob will spend the next two episodes discussing the training demands for Aussie Rules. In this part 1 they focus in on common injuries, how to prevent them and what to do if you do suffer an injury.
 
Plenty of extra links for this episode, from head to toe:
Our episode on concussion:
#1 https://coreadvantage.com.au/blog/2017/podcast-concussion
#2 https://coreadvantage.com.au/blog/2018/podcast-concussion-josh-plante
Some tips and tricks for chin ups, and Reverse Shrugs:
https://coreadvantage.com.au/blog/2017/a-quick-chin-up-pull-up-tip
Glute Med for hip stability:
https://coreadvantage.com.au/blog/2016/anti-valgus-training-tips
Glute max for hip strength:
https://www.coreadvantage.com.au/blog/2013/3/25/one-muscle-to-rule-them-all-gluteus-maximus
Hip flexor stretching for pelvic alignment:
https://coreadvantage.com.au/blog/2017/the-worlds-greatest-most-important-best-stretch-ever
Our episode on adductors:
https://coreadvantage.com.au/blog/2018/podcast-groin-strains
Hamstrings: part 1, Part 2 & Part 3:
https://coreadvantage.com.au/blog/2017/podcast-hamstrings-injury
https://coreadvantage.com.au/blog/2018/podcast-hamstring-injuries
https://coreadvantage.com.au/blog/2017/podcast-hamstrings-nordics-rebalitation
Ankle Sprains:
https://coreadvantage.com.au/blog/2016/anklesprainprevention
And to download our warm up 2.0 guidelines head to this link:
https://www.coreadvantage.training/?page_id=1554